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Kingsway

Middle area

West Luton. 11,810 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 89% of people in Kingsway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£267,500
Joint 3,074th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,353
452nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
89%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Kingsway

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kingsway at a rate of 70.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across Luton.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences334
Other crime162
Anti-social behaviour122
Vehicle crime69
Criminal damage and arson61
Burglary24
Drug offences24
Shoplifting18
Robbery13
Theft from the person5

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Kingsway compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

KingswayMiddle
Median sale price21 middle areas, Luton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Luton21 areas from £214,000 to £400,000. The middle area is £320,000. Kingsway is £267,500.
£267,5005th cheapest
Population22 middle areas, Luton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Luton22 areas from 6,383 to 14,641. The middle area is 10,164. Kingsway is 11,353.
11,3538th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Luton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Luton22 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 85.0%. Kingsway is 89.0%.
89%joint 9th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Luton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Luton22 areas from 93.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.0%. Kingsway is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 5th highest

Is Kingsway safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kingsway at a rate of 70.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across Luton.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kingsway.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (334), other crime (162) and anti-social behaviour (122).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Luton

These figures are published for the whole of Luton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Luton and not Kingsway alone. See Luton

Average house price
£284,946
Up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,732
51st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.5
45th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Kingsway in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kingsway was £267,500 in 2025.

Kingsway had 11,353 usual residents at the census.

About 89% of people in Kingsway live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kingsway, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.